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BBC presenter Greg Foot cut out chunk of his own leg in the name of a taste test experiment.

As part of the experiment for his YouTube channel, BritLab, Greg Foot visited a doctor who took a biopsy of his quadricep ready for him to cook.

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It’s as grim as it sounds – in a procedure that wasn’t exactly pain free, Greg had a chunk of thigh removed and analysed to learn more about the make up and flavour. It was revealed to be made up of half the same type of muscle as chicken breast as well as having a likeness to certain cuts of beef.

Yummy.

He then cooked it.

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He then took the leg samples off to be analysed further and learned that his cooked flesh smells ‘really meaty, a lot richer than pork or chicken. It smells a bit like beef and ale stew.’

Even more yummy.

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BUT before we all get too excited – he didn’t actually eat it as it’s illegal to eat human flesh, even your own, so instead Greg worked off the smell and made a composite burger of similar flavours.

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As 80% of the total composition of the flavour is the smell, Greg cooked up a lamb, pork and beef burger to mimic his own leg.

‘I think that’s the closest I’ll ever get to eating human, and I tell you what – it’s pretty good.’